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Space : The Final Frontier

Created by awkins

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : General Astronomy
Space The Final Frontier game quiz
"Assorted selection of space related questions. Enjoy! All units are based on the US number system - i.e. 1 billion = 1,000,000,000. Most definitions are verified at Dictionary.com."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. How many planets in our solar system have rings?
    4
    2
    1
    6


2. How far is a light year?
    5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion km.
    5.88 million miles or 9.46 million km.
    5.88 billion miles or 9.46 billion km.
    588 million miles.


3. What is a meteoroid?
    A small astral body outside the atmosphere.
    A comet that has no tail.
    A piece of space material travelling outside the solar system.
    A planet without a satellite.


4. According to popular theory, what is a 'singularity'?
    The centre of a black hole.
    The centre of the universe.
    The centre of the galaxy.
    The centre of a sun.


5. What is the angle of re-entry used by space craft returning into the Earth's atmosphere?
    45-65 degrees.
    28-38 degrees.
    70-90 degrees.
    57-67 degrees.


6. What is an Astronomical Unit?
    The distance of the Sun from the nearest star.
    The length of the Solar System.
    The average distance of the Earth from the Sun.
    The average distance of the Sun from the centre of the Galaxy.


7. What is a black hole?
    My bedroom.
    A collapsed planet.
    A collapsed star.
    A collapsed galaxy.


8. What is a nova?
    The birth of a galaxy.
    A dying star.
    A star that temporarily becomes brighter.
    A new planet.


9. What is a supernova?
    The birth of a new star.
    An exploding star expending its energy in a bright flash.
    A very bright stellar constellation.
    An exploding galaxy.


10. Which is not a satellite of Neptune?
    Triton.
    Umbriel.
    Nereid.
    Naiad.


11. What is a quasar?
    QUiet And Strange Astronomical Response.
    QUASi Alien Radar.
    QUAsi StellAr Radio source.
    QUestionable Alien SpAce Response.


12. What is the closest star to Earth, after our Sun?
    Betelgeuse.
    Rigel.
    Proxima Centauri.
    Antares.


13. What is a galactic year?
    The time it takes the galaxy to rotate.
    The distance the galaxy travels in one year.
    The time it takes the solar system to orbit the Sun.
    The time it takes the Sun to orbit the galaxy.


14. How long is a galactic year?
    225,000,000 years.
    297,000,000 million years.
    150,000,000 years.
    316,000,000 million years.


15. What is the largest moon in our solar system?
    Titan
    Ganymede
    Triton
    Phobos

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